Now Upton's nabbed a Vogue UK cover, chosen by editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman for her refreshing versatility. "When I decided to shoot Kate for our first cover of 2013," she told Vogue.co.uk, "it was to kick off the year with a young women who is not a stereotypical fashion model - although, let's face it, she's hardly a heffalump!"

Indeed. Kate looks youthful yet elegant on the photo, wearing a knit white dress with her hair down in soft, retro waves. Neither overly sexy or painstakingly dowdy, this new look for Upton might be just what Anna Wintour's looking for: after a Vogue Italia cover, a Vogue UK cover and two Vogue US features, the only place left is a Vogue cover.

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